Call me daddy: Jacko

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Prosecutors today showed the jury in the Michael Jackson sex
abuse case video tapes of his alleged young male victim praising
him as a father figure.

The video was made in 2003 by Jackson's advisers to counteract
the bad publicity from a sensational BBC documentary in which
Jackson matter-of-factly admits that young boys spent the night in
bed with him.

The documentary caused huge uproar and raised new doubts about
Jackson's past involvement with children at his Neverland Ranch and
previous allegations of sexual abuse.

Prosecutors today said the video proved that the family of
Jackson's victim was put under duress, held hostage and forced to
make the upbeat video.

The mother of the alleged victim is seen praising the singer as
a generous beneficiary for her son, who was sick with cancer.

The boy himself says it was his idea to sleep in Jackson's
bedroom, and had slept in the bed while Jackson slept on the
floor.

The sister of the alleged victim appeared in the California
court for the second time today.

The 18-year-old college student said yesterday the secretive
behaviour of Jackson's advisers made her afraid.

She charged that Jackson forced her brother to drink
alcohol.

Jackson's defence lawyers have portrayed the young boy, now
15-years-old, as a wild, undisciplined child who secretly stole
Jackson's alcohol.

They have described the mother as a habitual trouble maker who
previously launched a private suit for damages after her son was
arrested for shoplifting.

In the video, the mother related how her son asked Jackson, "Can
I call you daddy?" and Jackson answered, "Of course."

The boy's brother says on the video that Jackson "seemed more
fatherly than like our biological father."

Jackson is accused of 10 criminal counts, including child
molestation, plying a minor with alcohol and false imprisonment. If
convicted, the singer could face up to 21 years in prison.